Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs teat sponge

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Polymastia mamillaris

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while teat sponge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	teat sponge
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Polymastiida (Polymastiida)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Polymastiidae
Genus	Alectoria	Polymastia
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Polymastia mamillaris

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

teat sponge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	teat sponge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

teat sponge

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden